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THE NORTH PLATTE 1 SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24 189S.
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SPECIAL
BULLETIN.
-Services at the Baptist church -Joe Todd iett tor iiearney r ues-
both morning and evening: next day night to accept a position m
Sunday. Subject for morning, -A. -the bicycle factory in that city.
Pastor's Helpers;" evening;, "A Surveyor F. H. Benson yester
Fact and Why." ' day morning; received from Phila-
D, C. Heck, a conductor from off delphia some new instruments for
the D. P., arrived in this city yes- use in his line.
4, for jrrocer- terday and last night took CalHeck It is said that Wm. Coleman
CrCU.lt I - , I 1 ' i 17-1T1C9C. I -..4.n.rrrkflrE 11.511 ollirfllT IlPO Itl Tinilfie
will ueiaKcu iiuib uuuic iu i.u.ui. YjH.-ci uino jii.ijuvi.i.j "t)
Alex. Stewart went to Omaha keeping- on-West Sixth street, in
this week to attend the state meet- the house now occupied by Chas.
run
F TV O. TI. A. M. 111S curKC.
that he will be Judo-inn- from remarks made
-"i o o .
elevated to one of the state offices prior to the convening- of the last
before his return. . session of the city council on Mon-
tt-ao t, iar o-nirmnrr the dav evening-, there are a number of
airentfor thePhoe-
Spehd. your
ies -where you can get
for 30 days in-' case you
out of cash. -
We guarantee to . meet any
prices named in this paper by
competitors and give . you a
nrtirle ' of merchan-
" ' 1 r . I .HI.. TT.. tt T,r rrvioo will nlarps in this citv which should be
rli;p Our flilSDUryS DCJiL sUDjeci xnexiuu. a. iu. uiuuw r - - .,
- - A- 1- emV if called upon have tte appointment closelylookedafterbythepol.ee
riour, , iid . . nf fhP rprpiver for the Osralalla bank The Bank of Commerce, in
that is in financial straits. File Grand Island closed its doors Mon-
your applications early. day night on account of a run that
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports had been made thereon. Jianic ex
aminer Cowdery,or JLincolu,at once
took charge of the institution. D.
C. Zink, who is prominent, in -Mod-
! ern Woodmen circles was a director
of the bank
The State board of agriculture
He ie meeting with great has been in session in Lincoln this
week. Some fifteen of the members
I retire this year, and there are about
fifty applications for the vacancies
M. Boolittle, of this place, is one of
the out-going members, but has
been re-elected for another term.
r.ff0. nrl Tpa. New York
Apples, and the celebrated
Club House brand of. Canned
Goods are not carried" by -any
other house in this,city.
ftiWGTOH & TOBltf,
either store.
;and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
The original Nebraska McKin
ley man, E. B. Warner, is circulat
ing a numerously signed petition in ;
this vicinity contemplating the for
mation of a Lincoln county McKin-
ley club.
success.
nix bicycle company struck the town
a t
last evening and exmoiceu m&
samples to-day.
A social meeting of the Luther Tj
League will be held Saturdayven-
ing at the residence of the president
Miss Bertha Thoelecke.
The treasurer of our school
board recently received $475.17
the amount of state apportionment
for school district No. 1.
The old electric light company
had an offer this week to purchase
their building over in the Third
ward which was not accepted.
The Luther League of the
Lutheran church,elected the follow
ing- officers: President Miss Bertha
Thoelecke; vice7president, Miss
Edith Wendt; treasurer Kate Yost;
secretary Miss Adda Kocken.
Auction Friday night and Sat
urday afternoon and evening of the
Kate Wood stock.
Mrs. C. L. Wood.
An application for a pardon has
been presented to the governor ask-ino-
executive "clemency for James
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urn
PerhaDS Ion Don't taw I
a
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xt p Kennie is Duying iuu Tne ceieoraiea county auumcj
storing corn in the old Welty build- contest case ot Martin vs. Miles,
ing on-Front street. from Cheyenne county, has been
11 rprorspd nnd remanded bv tlie su-
-xne ix.eoeiiau acwiu . -
-.u& liUUU ' t.,. iA,r Iottt ooi'ncf Icoiinnd and deceDtion
1 lib U1JC1 C. J.O a Id. ugcixuou iwjuwuvv
We have "a large number ot in an aavercisemenc. J.G IS UUb uii tut; oia ""ui -
is written in the hearts of the people, and when thay
convict a merchant of this offense they fine him like
"sixty7 We are willing to accept service any time and
submit our case to the people. We DO NOT deceive
you in our advertisements. For instance note the price
Birthday Presents
t cforii'no- ailvpr novelties;
ornamental as well as useful on these goods:
articlesWhen you need these
jroods remember we keep 'em.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
meet this afternoon at the residence preme court
This litigation
this
of Mrs. G. C. Stoddard.
A box was put in place
morning at Pallas siding to be used
in the billing of freight.
One of those present at the"ball
i4- ;n-i,T nnrlirnV admitted that
he thought himself growing old.
There promises to be some in
teresting degree work at the Odd
Fellows' encampment to-night in
this city.
At the Grand-Island meeting it
bids I
Jones
fair to rival the celebrated
county, Iowa, calf case
Cripple Creek
Mecca towards which many North
Platte people are looking yith
longing eyes. Several of our citi
zens have gone there to look over
the district and others will follow.
Among the latter is Will Wood
.hu'rst. --The card party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Keith Wednes
day evening was an exceptionally
pleasant one. Everybody was in
On Wednesday observer Piercy
hoisted his cold wave flag and as
ttciinl flif skpntics laup-hed: vet be
seems to oe uie - r -0 '
fore evening the.weatner man naa
the mirth upon his side, lor about
4 o'clock the mercury tookja down
ward shoot, until by many .it was
thought the bottom would be
knocked out.
The traveling Phoenix, bicycle
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
Frank Sullivan, of Omaha, visited
Lindsay, the Omaha pugilist who his parents here this week.
loughtthe "Black Pearl in tins . a. Davis made a business trip
to Gothenburg this morning.
Dr. N. F. Donaldson went to
Omaha to-day on No. 2.
John Brattleft this morning upon
a business trip to Omaha.
D. B. Welpton, special agent for
the Roval Insurance Co., was in the
city on business Wednesday.
Rev. W. W. Scott arrived in this !
city again last evening from'a mis
sionary trip in the- west. m
One Lot of All'
Wool Scarlet
Underwear
Uq Oloso Otx"t
Misses' No. 25 at 35 cts
Misses' No. 30 at 40 cts.
Misses' No. 32 at 45 cts..
Misses' No. 34 at 50 cts.
Ladies' Pants and Vests 50 CSs-
EACH.
agent, who arrived in this city yes-
city some two years ago.
The following were recently
elected as the officers of the Luther
an Sunday school for 1896: Super
intendent, Chas. Hendy; assistant
superintendent, D. Z. Foulk; secre-
tar', Miss Thea Hansen; assistant
secretary, Henry Peterson; treas
urer, Miss Jennie Carlson. During
1895 the contributions of the school
average $3. 50i per Sabbath. The
average attendance was 100.
As a sequel to the closing of j
the Bank of Commerce in Grand
Tdnnri rnmps the sad news ot the
death of the cashier, who was lying
wear
has recently removed his family ailCL JLlIlWarG.
from Sioux Falls to Council Bluffs.
P. W. O'Brien left Wednesday
Stove Pipe 15 cents a joint. .
Common Elbows 10 cents each.
10-quart Galvanized Pail 24 cents.
A good ax handle 11 cents.
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Also a Ml line of Blankets,
Hosiery, Gaps, Glassware,
Give us a call..
TTncleax
terday, after viewing Arthur Hoag- at home critically ill at the time the night for Cripple Creek.
land's- wheel concluded that they rim AVas precipitated upon tlie in
It is said !
will follow in a few
m
had nicer looking machines in this
was decided to hold "the next con
vention ot the Nebraska state fire- theirbest llumor and the parting country than he was carrying as a
men at Columbus. . . hour came only too quickly. The sample, and consequently he or-
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his parents in tins city iui eaus: at the Doolittle residence.
itincr
several weeks, returned to Raw
lins.the early part of. the week.
- "Pink teas,' for gentlemen ex
clusively, are becoming somewhat
popular in North Platte. Were
ladies included, the enjoyment
would be greater.
The Omaha board ot education A Card If the party who signed
is discussing as to whether abridge himself "North Platte Orchestra
their school term a couple of months will be more explicit, and sign his
or reduce the salaries of the jam- own name, he-no doubt can get am-
tors. Fire the latter, if necessary. pe satisfaction from "a certain
person." If the shoe does not fat,
don't wear it ' '
. . A Certain P.erson."
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fikes en
tertained on Tuesday evening the
hijrh five club which has held so
many pleasant meetings this sea
son. The genial Harry and his es
timable wife made the evening a
plea'sant one for every guest.
model
wheel sent hiin from the factory.
Hie 1,000 pound bell which the
stitution. It is said that some ot
those who started the report caus
ing- the run made no attempt to
conceal their efforts, but rattier
boasted of their work. One indig
nant railroad man pronounced it as
Lutheran people propose purchas- nothing short of murder.
inr, will
- The new postoffice of Spuds,
six miles west of this city, is prov
ing agreat convenience to the far
mers of that vicinity. Mr. Stod
dard makes an obliging postmas
ter- '
The initial dance of the reor
ganized Social Hours' Club at
Keith's hall last evening was well
attended and those present enjoyed
be the finest in the city.
It will cast of pure bell-metal, will
be Ab in tone, and will cost iu the
neighborhood of $400. Rev. Foulk
hopes to have the bell in position so
to send out its peals on Easter
morning.
John Zimmerman had a little
experience with a vicious horse
Wprinpsriav evening which will
. . j a
cause him to drive the animal
the future with
straps" attached.
Mesdames Minor, Clark and
that others
days.
T. A. Hedendahl, superintendent
of the air-brake department, passed
th rough the citv this
No. 2.
R. Jj. Graves came in last
from Grand Island, where he at
tended the meeting of the state
e Wileox Dob
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morning on
night
NORTH PLATTE, NEB,
One door south of Streitz's drug.
ST'
Blood gave a pleasant reception to firemen's association. He reports T-C X7f C (T!"i
about 150 of their lady friends in a very large attendance and a very J- X X Y O Ol.XX X
this cit on Tuesday afternoon,
from 3 until 6 o'clock, with Mrs. J.
W. Hiugston, of Cheyenne, and
Mrs. McElroy, ot Grand Island.
as-the honored guests of the occa
sion. Sumotuous refreshments
in
D. S.
A. DeBERRY, D
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Office in 1st Nat'l Bank Bld'g. . .;
The articles of incorporation
for the North River railroad have
been received in this city and will
be filed tor record as soon as they
themselves in a highly satisfactory afe properjy siged by the local in
manner. corporators. Now if oiir citizens
Owing to the advertising this wjh take hold of the matter with
locality has received by reason of vm and vjg0r they may be able to
its great irrigation interests some jnvite their Scotfs Bluffs county
inquiries are thus early being made fnends to the "City Where the
investors in search or pitte River Forks to eat their
by eastern
wastern lands.
John McConnei, of Somerset,
transacted business in town this
week. He and his sister are pur-
next Thanksgiving turkey.
Services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday as follows:
At 10:30, a short sermon after which
were served by young ladies dressed
in white costumes, while Mrs. Irene
sound "kicking Neville presided at the frozen punch
From some rea- bowl, and oysters were served' in a
son or other the equine began kick- variety of styles at the rear rooms.
ing on Spruce street, and after kick- it was probably the .largest affair
occupant of the cart 0 the kind this season, and one
proceeded to make tooth-picKs that will be long and pleasantly re- operations.
tnereor. Aiier so uoing il luujs. h- inemoereu uy luu&c m u-luchuuhv..,
leisurely turn half way around the as neither pains nor eftort were
block, and then calmly waited for spared by the trio of hostess to
some one to tie it to the hitching make the event a pleasant one.
aud Lexington
fine meeting.
Rev. A. J. Clifton was a passen- .-i- i-"p. p ""f
(rpr nn Nn. 1 vpsterdav eveniuir. Vi? vLl Xllw XJvOX
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and although he alighted from the
train for a few minutes, none of his
oid oarishioners haooened to be
X. A .
present to greet him.
"Judge" Healey and "Shorty
Hodshire left this morning by slow
freight for Cripple Creek, Col., at
which place they will doubtless ar- j
rive by the time that the snow is
off so that thev raav begin mining
great
Kearney
are
each after the big western Nebras-
to be held next
nost which was done. No
r. ,
damage resulted to the driver other
than the loss of a portion of his
cuticle.
Auction Friday night and Sat
urday afternoon and evening of the and orth Platte cannot secure the day
ka irrigation fair
RAILE0AD ROTATION.
John Weisgerber will try the
curctive properties of the Hot
Springs at Ogden. He has been un
well for some time.
A couple of what were probably
some kind of ore cars used in min-
- We want none. Thatis our principle- iir
buying. We deal only with firms who
,r ;V'V produce the best. We order only the
-.1' choicest of the best. Isn't an article in
our store that won't please you. And
we've everything you could wish in
Groceries, Provisions, Queensware,
our
?fii hnHi fppt Fach has made
4.- . tim mnmrpnipnt inS" operations, passed west yester
propositions to the management, o r r ,
v - iA . . n,0 dav afternoon on No. 1. They at-
Etc. Compare
You'll find that we are
LOW PRICES.
prices with any.
LEADERS OF
Kate Wood stock.
Mrs. C. Li. Wood.
Z. J. Hostetter, formerly of
Sutherland, but who for the past
year has been in Cripple Creek, Col.
effort. A
h1r
orize without an
public meeting would be in order to
devise ways and means to accom
plish this end. Since the above was
written a meeting has been ar-
cliasing considerable corn of the tbe past0r, Rev. Irwin will adminis- J , thisoffice a pleasant call Wed- ranged for to assemble at the court cials in regard to putting
fnrmpri tlii season, oart ot wlncn
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is being fed to cattle owned by Mr.
McConnei.
A Kearney gentleman is au
thority for the statement that the At 6:30 the Christian Endeavor so
last school census of that city dis- ciety will hold its regular monthly
closed the fact that there were consecration meeting. At 7:20,
.n.nM-.;nn- n,rpr 1 00 residences in Rev. Graves will preach a sermon
OVUlVkUIUw v I
ter the communion a service
which was sadly postponed two
weeks ago. Every member is
urgently requested to be present.
nesday. In conversation with him house next l uesaay evening, jan j
he stated that he did not .believe 28th. Now let every business man
this much advertised mining camp present put his shoulder to the
was a o-ood place to' which the ordi- wheel and assist the enterprise
nary laboring man should desire to along. With the fair located at
emigrate that things there were North Platte the pioneer home of
t,umir cnmpwint nvpHnnp. To irrigation in Nebraska tor hve
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be sure up to the present time there years, eastern investors in search
ri for of irrigation interests will first be
tracted considerable attention from
their odd shape.
The Union Pacific railway con
ductors' organizations are in Omaha
this week conferring with the offi-
on some
ot the annulled trains, and other
wise altering the schedules.
Brakeman Lee Wood had the mis
fortune to have a thumb pinched
off in the yards here while switching-
Tuesdav night. While the
renial Lee's hand is not so svm
metrical as formerly, he can con
gratulate himself that in case of a
McDonald's Cash Grocery.
that city, with between 600 and 700 by special request to the Y. M. C. A
ot them vacant. If correct this is a All the members and triends ot tne carpenterSt but that the building attracted to this city, where the au- war with J. Bull, Esq., he will not
mfiipr hnd state of affairs for the association are requested to attend. , ., - Hie mini evliih'ts of its nroductions are be called uoon to perhaps stop a
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Cotton citv. . The workot uie unnstian unaeavor , had about cau,riit up with displayed. This is a matter of vast British bullet
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society will also oe reierreu to. the demandf amj that in the future importance to our city in the way TJie dosing of the Grand Island
Thursday of last week a fel- this branch of industry promised of advertising her advantages to bank this week caught a number of
Prognosticator Neary says the
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ice men win nave great uiuituiLv
this season in getting a supply of
the congealed fluid, as the weather
from this on is very likely to be
warm. Mr. Neary says the coming
year will result in only a light crop,
as vegetation will suffer from hot
winds. In this latter prediction we
trust Mr. Neary is mistaken.
The two contemplated enter
prises so beneficial to this city, the
district irrigation fair, and the pro
posed road up the North river,
should not be allowed to languish
by the people of this city. If North
Platte is alive to her opportunities
she can show at the end of 1896
more substantial growth than any
city in the state, and more than has
been accomplished in a decade.
.-There appears to be no rest for
the poor old democracy. The fiag
polejwhich was erected by the local
democracy withsomuch enthusiasm
during"' the campaign of 1888 is
shortly about to undergo another
change of base. For some months
past it, lias been a conspicuous ob
ject in front of . the Cody Guard's
; building, to which it. had been in-
definitely loaned by the local com
low named Green, claiming to hail
from Somerset, arrived in this city
and hired ateam of John Delay,
stating that he wanted it for the
purpose of going to Curtis, and
thence over via Wellfleet to Hayes
Center, and that he expected to be
absent four days. The first of this
week Mr. Delay's suspicions be
came aroused, and Wednesday he
took the fellow's trail. Accordi:
to a telegram received from him
yesterday, it appears that the fel
low and team had been in Curtis,
but he had left that place ostensi
bly for the purpose of going to
Cambridge, whence Mr. Delay has
followed him. There are other of
fences charged up to the fellow, in
the way of a theft at Wellfleet, and
some other things, which would
lead one to think that he is not so
verdant as his name would indi
cate.
to languish.
2foes
Without a man
there with some means, anal with
the intention of prospecting, he
he might as well remain elsewhere.
the whole United States, and the
meeting should be attended by every
citizen and every possible induce-
ment offered. Let every one attend.
Two years ago tho. county commis
sioners made an appropriation of public
money for dynamite -In the hope ot in
ducing a rainfall. It would be mucu
more sensible, and productive of better
results if they would at the present time
fpp Lfpon request oi some ox i uyreo wj cvjicuu v-uw ..wv
u:iinchppn criven to fnndamav be available after the next
rtne ex-soiuici - t -
4 nface m the old soldiers' lot levy to secure the Western Nebraska lr-
the cemetery at this place. Is I ngated district fair for this county for a
.sn.1. nf the last restinff Y period of five years. What do you think
democratic party? of the plan, gentlemen?
We are the People vho have
The BEST FLOUR,
The BEST COFFEE,
The BEST TEA,
The finest grades, of everything in the Grocery Line
in the City; always fresh and at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION.
HARRINGTON & TOBXN.
the railroad boys who had deposits
therein some of them for all their
savings. It is said that a North
Platte engineer is loser by about
$5,000, but this is-probably an ex
aggeration. Train No. 3 was about fort-five
minutes late into this station Wed
nesday night in consequence of
which the engine did not get to Sid
ney in time to bring No. 2 back.and j
the 804 was substituted in its place, j
The 889 was brought up from
Grand Island on Tuesday on No. 1 j
by engineer Lambert, who took the j
818 to that city to be laid up. The j
former locomotive is'now on the 2
and 3 run out of this city in charge
of Lu Farrington.
Engineer TVhitlock is nicely re
covering from the injuries he re
cently received at Kearney, and
will be around again in a few days.
R. A. McMurray is also reported as
feeling improved, with excellent
prospects for a speed3T return to his
normal health.
Brakeman John Simpson had a
little altercation Wednesday up the
road with a wayfaring Weary Wat
kins who would persist in stealing a
ride. In consequence of his persis
tency the wanderer sported an
artistically draped countenance
yesterday upon his arrival in this
city.
Pat Mahoney has severed his connec
tion with the company, and the places
that once knew him in the back shop
will now know him no more.
The bridge and building department
has recently completed a new water
tank for the company at Julesburg, and
made some repairs upon the depot at
that place.
Fivo freight trains came in yesterday
during the afternoon and evening from
tho east. The boys at the freight depot
congratulated themselves that there was
not apparently any need of a reducfiqn
in their force.
A couple of men in the car repair
gang were laid otT Wednesday evening,
and it is said they will be followed by a
couplo more as soon as two of the force,
who are now on the sick list, return to
their work.
A new floor has been laid in the car
penter shop which adds greatly to the
convenience of the men in getting
around. More improvements and fa
cilities for work have been added to
those shops in the past two years than
have before been made in twenty yearr.
OilAHA, EEB.,
PEB. 12th and 13th.
The Union Pacific will
sell tickets from points on
its lines in Nebraska at rate
of one fare for the round
trip, tickets on sale reo
ruary 11th and 12th.
See that your tjekets read via
'The Overland Route;"
N. B. Olds, Agent,
North Platte, Neb.
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Hershey & Co's-
AiH'crtlsed letters.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post office at North Platte, Neb.,
for the week ending January 24, 1896.
Gunnis, Jas M McWHlard, J T
Hadigtood J J Palmer Geargo
Mainngoot 31 H Spencer R W
LADIES.
Rankin. Miss May
Persons calling for above willpleaso say
"aavbrtis'e'd." M. W. OlaIR, PosfcrnVrte
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